St. George's Club Carnival
Fully 500 people witnessed the postponed carnival of St. George's Swimming Club, which was brought off at Von Hammer's Baths, Lady Robinson's Beach, on Saturday…
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Chess Championships. The Exhibition Matches. International Chess -- Some Strong Remarks-- Undecided Games
As already announced, the match between Tchigorin, of St. Petetsburg, and Dr. Tarrasch, of Nuremberg, from which so much interest was anticipated (says an…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Stage, Song and Show. New Year's Eve. Good Houses. The Pantomimes
The attendance at the Lyceum on Saturday night was, as might have been expected, exceedingly good. The theatre was, in fact, completely crowded in all parts, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming Carnival at Kiama. Kiama
The principal attraction to-day was the swimming carnival in connection with the opening of the public swimming baths near the Blowhole. The opening ceremony was performed by the Mayor of Kilima at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stage, Song and Show. Highland Society's Concert
The annual musical festival of the Highland Society of N.S.W. was held in the Town Hall last night, and was in every respect a greater success than any previously…
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Pantomime matinees will be given this afternoon at two houses. At Her Majesty's Theatre the curtain will rise at 2 p. m. sharp upon "Little Jack the Giant Killer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pedestrianism. Amateur Athletics. the Highland Gathering Carnival. The Sport Fully Described. Death of A. C. SMITHERS. And tho Latest Sows and Notes. FIXTURES. Pan-Britanule Festival, London, (Do[?] as to year.)
Beautiful weather favored the 26th annual Highland Gathering, and consequently there was an enormons attendance at the Association Ground on Monday to witness the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Swimming Notes. St. George's Carnival. Parkinson Wins the High-Diving Championship. Von Hammer Wants Another Match. Prof. Beanment Breaks the World's Under Water Record. Opening of the klana and mortieke Clubs. Tocher-pattison Match to be Swum, off in Neweastle—Newspaper Champions, &c
The High Diving Championship of Australia has at last been settled, and Sergeant Lou Parkinson, Promoter of the N. S. W. Police Swimming Club, is the proud holder of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Antwerp Exhibition
Mr. Charles Panwells, of Narrabri, writes us enclosing a copy of a letter from Mr. Stanislaus H. Haine, vice-president of the Antwerp Universal Exposition, to be held this year, which strongly…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Breach of Promise. An Interesting Suit. The Fair Plaintiff Receives £450
In the Queen's Bench Division, London, recently, an interesting breach of promise case occupied the attention of Mr. Justice Lawrance and a common jury. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Parramatta Swimming Club. The First Carnival
Tuesday night, January 2nd, the committee of the P.S.O. met at headquarters (the Centennial Baths). Mr. E. N. Murray, V.P., was to (he ohair, and there were also present…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Chicago Exhibition. New South Wales Awards. London, Dec. 27
The revised list of awards at the Chicago World's Fair shows that New South Wales obtained 800 awards. Dr. Renwick, the New South Wales…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Coquetting with the Labour Vote. What Sir George Dibbs Says. "Fair Play for the Labour Party."
Words almost fail to express the scorn Sir George Dibbs feels for what be describes as the bid being made by both Sir Heary Parkes and Mr. Reid for the support of the labour vote during the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Parramatta Gymnasium. Opening by Mr. H. Taylor, M.P. Exhibition of Calisthenics. Muscle to Music
The gymnasium in the Congregational Hall, Parramatta North, which his been brought to a successful issue by the efforts of the Rev. H. Gainford, was formally opened shortly after…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Contingent Vote. the Premier Denounces It. Wishes to See Fair Play for the Labor Party. "A Still Tongue Makes a Wise Head."
On November 21, Sir George Dibbs, speaking to a representative of The Daily Telegraph, said that the Government were considering the advisability of bringing in a short bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Swimmers. the Team for New Zealand. Departure by the Mararoa. The Auckland Carnival-- Our Boys' Chances-- History of their Careers
A new era has been ushered in in connection with the sport of swimming in Australasia. The art of natation has been very aptly described as the most useful of all…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Stage, Song and Show. the Pantomimes. The Opera House. Few Chancres in the Bills-- General Gossip-- The Tivoli
All the theatres having settled down with more or less-- mostly more-- success to steady business it is not likely that there will be much of interest upon which to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales
WE must remind our country readers in particular, that Easter comes early this year (March 25). As a necessity, the entries for the forthcoming show will also close early. Every…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Give Us A[?]show
"Give us a show." the public cried (They'd cried it of before). "Give you a show," this TRUTH replied: "We've showed you up. On every side…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Stage, Song and Show. "Girofle-girofla" at the Opera House. The Pantomimes. "Charley's Aunt" at the Criterion-- New Bill at the Tivoli-- The Organ Recitals
Before an audience more appreciative than numerous the Opera House company revived "Girofle-Girofla" on Saturday night with an amount of success that, considering…
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